AROUND THE AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Mariners' Suzuki 3rd fastest to reach 1,000 hits

Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki became the third player since 1900 to collect 1,000 hits in less than 700 games when he singled in the bottom of the first inning Tuesday night against Philadelphia.

Suzuki lined the second pitch from Jon Lieber off the wall in right field to reach the 1,000-hit plateau in 696 games. Chuck Klein reached the mark in 1933 after 683 games, and Lloyd Waner reached it in 1932 in 686 games.

Since joining the Mariners in 2001, Suzuki has led the league in hitting twice and broke George Sisler's season record of 257 hits set in 1920. Suzuki finished with 262 hits last season.

Yankees plan new $800 million house

The New York Yankees will announce detailed plans Wednesday for a new $800 million ballpark, which would be built adjacent to Yankee Stadium and could be ready by the 2009 season.

The new stadium will have a capacity of at least 50,800--about 6,000 seats fewer than the current ballpark--but could be expanded to about 54,000. It would be constructed in Macombs Dam Park, to the north of the current stadium, and financed by the team.

Yankee Stadium, which opened in 1923, is the third-oldest park in use, younger only than Boston's Fenway Park (1912) and Wrigley Field (1914). The stadium plan calls for the new ballpark to resemble the original Yankee Stadium in many of its details.

Bad news for Orioles

Baltimore pitcher Erik Bedard probably will spend another month on the disabled list with a strained ligament in his left knee, an injury the Orioles initially figured would sideline the starter for only two weeks.

Bedard, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list last month, is 5-1 with a 2.08 ERA.

TUESDAY'S INTERLEAGUE RESULTS

RESULTS, SYNOPSIS

Pittsburgh 0 at N.Y. Yankees 9

W: Mussina (7-4)

L: Wells (5-5)

Mike Mussina pitched 5-hitter, Hideki Matsui homered in teams' 1st meeting since Bill Mazeroski's won the 1960 World Series for the Pirates with a ninth-inning homer in Game 7.

Cincinnati 0 at Boston 7

W: Wells (5-4)

L: Hudson (1-1)

David Wells held Reds hitless for 5 2/3 innings before leaving after 7 innings of 1-hit ball. He struck out 5, walked 2. Manny Ramirez homered for the 3rd consecutive game.